Conjuring images of fattened poultry hunched over rows of numbered cards, Turkey Bingo is in fact McClure Middle School’s fifth annual PTSA fundraiser. Featuring rock-star teachers Kelly Quinn and Eric Mansfield (both of whom teach math at McClure AND are residents on the hill) as the evening’s bingo callers, proceeds for the event will be distributed to families in need and to supporting student activities at the school.
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The Upper Queen Anne business district is largely made up of small independent shops and restaurants with local owners whose kids go to Queen Anne schools. In an effort to better support the community, participating merchants will donate 10% of your purchases to the QA school of your choice by hosting a ‘Shop Local’ event all week-end.
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Pre-season NBA play is well under way in most major American cities, but at Seattle’s KeyArena in Lower Queen Anne, it still feels like something is missing. A prized civic venue and proud home to the Seattle Sonics until 2008, the Key is in the process of a post-Sonics re-invention, an uncertain time for diehard Sonics fans and the business owners who relied on those fans. For many this Fall/Winter season, KeyArena is still a once-lively Seattle icon haunted by the spirit of hometown pride – and …
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Who knew you could drink at the Pacific Science Center? The thought of alcohol combined with the location of so many elementary and middle school field trips hadn’t crossed my mind until receiving notice of “Science with a Twist.” This series of events is for the 21+ crowd and aims to provide a new spin on the bar scene with unique themes incorporating Science Center exhibits and IMAX films along with food, drink, and live entertainment.
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To celebrate its storied back bar turning 100 years old, Tini Bigs, perhaps better known as “Seattle’s Second Best Cocktail Lounge,” is throwing three special celebrations this month. The first happens this Wednesday the 11th, when a “birthday bash” for the back bar begins at 6pm. Tini Bigs “10 ounce” Finlandia martinis will be $4.50 and the West Village Manhattan cocktail, which took second place in the Woodford Reserve Manhattan Cocktail Contest, will be just $5.50. Stella Artois beers are going …
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